Brighton · BN3 3ES · 6-bed
Cromwell Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3
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Asking price
£1,250,000
£450/sqft · EPC D
Verdict
Worth a closer look — area data is mixed
What you could do with it
Estimated gross yields from current rental comps. Numbers are pre-cost — service, voids, mortgage, management still come off these.
Standard BTL
£3,588/mo
3.4% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
HMO (rooms)
Best fit£5,620/mo
5.4% gross yield
4–6 individual tenants, shared living. Highest yield, most management.
⚠ Article 4 area — HMO conversion needs planning consent.
LHA / Section 8
£1,995/mo
1.9% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£1,695/mo
1.6% gross yield
3–5 yr guaranteed-rent lease to a housing association. Hands-off.
Who is this for?
Quick read across the buyer personas. ✅ = good fit · ⚠ = workable with caveats · ❌ = look elsewhere.
Family home
6-bed with EPC D — workable family setup.
Standard BTL
3.4% gross — won't cover costs at current rates.
HMO (rooms)
5.4% HMO yield + Article 4 — slow + expensive to convert.
Buy + rent later
Rent wouldn't cover mortgage — selling to exit may be your only option.
The numbers
England (SDLT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£66,250
Home mover
£66,250
2nd home / BTL
£128,750
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £937,500
- Deposit
- £312,500
- Per month
- £5,757
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £441,250
Should you pay this?
City-wide stats vary too much within the 5+ bed homes segment to give you a confident £ comparison. A 5+ bed home in a quieter postcode can sit £200k+ apart from one in a hot postcode just down the road.
Before bidding: walk the street, pull HM Land Registry sold prices for this postcode sector, and check what genuinely-similar homes have actually transacted at over the last 12 months.
What it'd rent for
£3,588/month3.44% gross yield
Based on 951 live rentals in Brighton · 6-bed homes here average £1,552/mo.
Most landlords need 5%+ gross to break even after costs in this area, so this is tight as a fallback — worth running the numbers carefully.
Property features
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5-year price trend
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Schools & Ofsted
No schools indexed yet for this postcode sector. The official sources below cover every UK postcode.
Catchments aren't published nationally; many schools use distance-from-school as the deciding factor. The links above give you the official data — only the local authority can confirm a specific year's catchment boundary.
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HMO licensing
£825 – £1,500typical UK HMO fee, 5-year licence
Mandatory licence likely required (5+ sharers, statutory under Housing Act 2004)
The council's HMO page lists the current mandatory fee plus any additional / selective scheme that catches smaller HMOs.
Find borough HMO licensing page on gov.ukMandatory licensing applies UK-wide for 5+ sharer HMOs (Housing Act 2004). Scotland licenses 3+ sharers; Wales also requires Rent Smart Wales registration for every landlord.
Area pulse
- 27,829 new listings here in the last month — good comparable supply.
- Inside an Article 4 area — HMO conversion needs planning consent (don't assume you can split it).
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